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Schwan's Consumer Brands North America Inc. will raise prices approximately five percent across its portfolio of pizza and snack products effective August 26, 2007.

Jones Apparel Group Inc. announces several promotions and organizational changes within its Women's Sportswear Divisions:

Craft Supplies USA launches its new Wood Turners Catalog e-commerce Web site, built on the Warp 9 platform.

Infor announces the latest version of Infor PLM Optiva, a product lifecycle management solution designed to meet the unique needs of process industries, including food and beverage, home and personal care and specialty chemical manufacturers.

Energizer Holding Inc. made noise in a somewhat quiet market when it announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Playtex for $1.16 billion plus the assumption of Playtex debt.

Coty Inc. and Karl Lagerfeld SAS enter into a strategic licensing alliance to market the Lagerfeld line of signature fragrances.

Bert Alfonso, vice president, finance and planning, North American Commercial Group, is named senior vice president, chief financial officer for The Hershey Company, effective immediately.

On April 10, 2008, Nike Inc. brings consumers the next evolution of the Nike+ experience: the Nike+ SportBand, designed for runners who choose not to run with music and for those times when you can't use music.